Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to all of our panellists.
Mr. Forsyth, I'll pick up on a couple of points that have been raised over the course of the meeting so far.
One of them relates to this being the eleventh hour. Mr. Forsyth, I'm sure that in your experience, most trade negotiations conclude at the eleventh hour. Often parties leave the meat of their negotiations to the end, and that is not unusual, I am sure. Perhaps you could comment on that.
As well, it is my understanding—and perhaps you can clarify it—that the objective of our negotiators and of your team is to conclude the best possible agreement for Canada, in Canada's national interest, and not an agreement as quickly as possible. Is that correct?